Move money from wars to jobs and education? Let’s discuss
Tax Day, April 15, is a good time to reflect on the country's federal spending priorities. Especially during this deep economic and jobs crisis.
Stopping blight: One side of the anti-foreclosure fight
The fight to stop foreclosures and make the banks pay continued in Los Angeles on April 2.
Today in labor history: Paul Robeson born
On April 8, 1898 singer, actor, civil rights and labor leader, peace activist and athlete Paul Robeson was born.
Two tales of jackpots and taxes
Our nation's tax experts no longer think about taxes as a tool for combating our "undue concentration of wealth." They see taxes as a matter of raising revenue.
Benefit cuts in Obama’s ‘compromise’ budget draw protests
Labor and its allies in a broad array of movements are rising up against the plan.
Progress toward immigration bill? Not without “street heat”
Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States today, between 7.5 and 8 million are estimated to be in the labor force.
Name stadium for prison company? Not on this campus
GEO Group's main niche has been profiting from immigration detention centers which have helped facilitate deportations and the separation of families.
Obama: “Shame on us if we’ve forgotten Newtown”
"Shame on us if we've forgotten," Obama said. "I haven't forgotten those kids."
The children cry out: “Don’t deport our parents!”
"I don't want my parents to be scared of being deported and being separated from me and my brothers. I want them to live in peace."
U.S. Supreme Court hears Calif. marriage equality case
Another milestone was crossed March 26 in Californians' years-long quest for marriage equality.
